Pleasure for Sale

with Richard Klein

Here’s a class that examines how prostitution is handled in the movies. There have been several great films which deal with prostitutes (or as they are referred to today -- Sex Workers) in different ways. Some are comedies -- such as The Owl and the Pussycat, while others are heartbreaking, like Hardcore, starring George C. Scott, who loses his daughter in the seamy underworld of NYC. Others have happy -- if implausible-endings – like Pretty Woman. Still others present an indomitable hopeful spirit like Sweet Charity. From Jane Fonda in Klute to Barbra Streisand in both The Owl and the Pussycat and Nuts, Richard takes a look at the world’s oldest profession and those who attempt to navigate it. It will tug at your heart and tickle your funny bone!